Have a driverís license that expires within 180 days or has not been expired for more than one year and 60 days. If the expiration date on your card falls between and
, you can renew online today.

Have renewed your current driverís license at a driverís license issuance site. Driver’s licenses may only be renewed online every other issuance.

Have no changes to your name, date of birth, sex, class type, endorsements, or restrictions.

Not have restrictions G, J, T, Q, or R listed on the back of your current license.

Not be required to submit a medical or vision report at the time of renewal.

Have no pending requests for re-examination.

Not have a current license marked ďValid Without Photo.Ē

If you want to add a REAL ID or veteran's designation at the time of renewal, you will need to appear in person. (But if your card already has a REAL ID or veteran's designation, you may renew it online and keep that designation.)

If you renew online, you will not receive a temporary document valid to board an aircraft, but you can use your existing card if it has not yet expired. You will receive your new card in the mail in approximately 21 days. If your license does not arrive within 21 days, call 800-532-1121.

During the online process, we will ask you questions. We may deny your online application and ask you to appear in person at a driver's license issuance site based on your answers to those questions.

To renew online you will need:

Your current Iowa driver's license.

A credit card.

Do you meet all of the requirements and have all the items listed above?

Nonoperator's ID card

To renew your Iowa nonoperator's ID card online you MUST:

Be at least 18 years old.

Be an Iowa resident and a United States citizen (as shown by the Iowa DOT's existing records).

Have an Iowa ID that expires within 180 days or has not been expired for more than one year and 60 days. If the expiration date on your card falls between and
, you can renew online today.

Have no changes to your name, date of birth, or sex.

Have renewed your current ID at a driverís license issuance site. ID’s may only be renewed online every other issuance.

Not have a current ID marked ďValid Without Photo.Ē

If you want to add a REAL ID or veteran's designation, you will need to appear in person. (But if your card already has a REAL ID or veteran's designation, you may renew it online and keep that designation.)

If you renew online, you will not receive a temporary document valid to board an aircraft, but you can use your existing card if it has not yet expired. You will receive your new card in the mail in approximately 21 days. If your ID card does not arrive within 21 days, call 800-532-1121.

To renew online you will need:

Your current Iowa ID card.

A credit card.

Do you meet all of the requirements and have all the items listed above?